Recurrent seizure-triggered Takotsubo associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Seizure-triggered Takotsubo syndrome rarely causes SUDEP

Since almost 20 y it is known that seizures may trigger Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Since then it has been repeatedly proposed that TTS could be the cause of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). A review of the so far reported cases of seizure-triggered TTS was carried out to see how often seizure-triggered TTS is fatal. Altogether 59 papers were identified which reported altogether 74 pa...

More about seizure-triggered Takotsubo syndrome and SUDEP

More about seizure-triggered Takotsubo syndrome and SUDEP Response to the Letter by Madias et al. We appreciated to read the Letter to the Editor by Prof. Madias concerning ''Seizure-triggered Takotsubo syndrome rarely seems to cause SUDEP'' [1]. We do not agree with the statement that seizures after subarachnoid bleeding (SAB) are the most common central nervous system (CNS) trigger of TTS [2]...

A Rare Case of Hypokalemia and Hypomagnesemia.

Seizure Associated Takotsubo Syndrome: A Rare Combination

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is increasingly recognized in neurocritical care population especially in postmenopausal females. We are presenting a 61-year-old African American female with past medical history of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and hypertension who presented with multiple episodes of seizures due to noncompliance with antiepileptic medications. She was on telemetry which showed ST ...

Hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria, and recurrent tetany: Gitelman syndrome in a Chinese pedigree and literature review

Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease mostly associated with loss-of-function mutations of the SLC12A3 gene and featured by clinical hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria, and histologically hypertrophy of the juxtaglomerular apparatus. A novel homozygous mutation (p.Arg399Pro) at the extracellular domain of SLC12A3 was found and correlated with the severe clinical manifestat...